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Friday, July 31, 2015

Someone left a pail and shovel alone on the beach at Flagler. Look who decided to move in and take up housekeeping! It's the Beach Crabs designed by Oak Pond our sponsor for the current challenge at Creative Lady Birds.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

This Cute Pirate designed by Stitchy Bear is standing by a shop in St. Augustine, Florida, that makes costumes for the many reenactors who participate in special events. If you are looking for pirates, St. Augustine, Florida is the place to go. There is a St. Augustine Pirate and Treasure Museum to investigate and also The Treasure Hunt Adventure, where you cruise on board an actual pirate ship.

Here's that little guy again on an island with treasure! I used the Pirate digikit and merged him in Craft Artist 2

Stitchy Bear is the current sponsor of the Simply Papercraft Challenge. This image was colored in Prismacolor Pencil and some silver metallic Gelly Roll Pen. The image in the first card was merged with a color sketch of a shop by Sandy Brooke. This was done in the Craft Artist 2 program.

Monday, July 27, 2015

The Fireplace was colored with Prismacolor Pencils. It was scanned back into the computer and merged with bits and pieces from various digikits to make it into a lovely Christmas living room. I used the Craft Artist 2 program to make this happen! The second card shows Santa's List by QKR Stampede added to the living room. Following the printing of these two card, I touched up both designs with a bit of metallic red and gold Gelly Roll Pens.

It's my hope that these wonderful card have inspired you to join the current challenge at A Snowflakes Promise where any Christmas holiday project will be just fine. Sponsored by Limited Runs.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

I know it's a bit early for holiday cards, but when I see a cute image or come up with a super idea, I have to go with it. Besides, I'm going to be ready when the holidays are here!

Lacy Sunshine is the current sponsor of the Crafting from the Heart challenge. The image I chose for my design team card is the adorable Rory and Mickey Under the Mistletoe. It was colored in Prismacolor Pencil and Prismacolor Blender Marker (just the coats and the hat) The image was merged with the holly Xmas paper background from the Christmas 2013 digikit, in the Craft Artist 2 program. I used a red metallic Gelly Roll Pen for the red bow after printing the card.

For my second design team card, I chose Lacy Sunshine'sUltimate Craft Girl. she was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and merged with a background created from the Mother's Day 2011 digikit using the Craft Artist 2 Program.

Let me introduce you to Rory sitting on a Rainbow, a Lacy Sunshine image, which I colored using my Prismacolor Pencils. I combined the colored image with a digikit background in the Craft Artist 2 program.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Have you seen the adorable Christmas Bulb Car by Cute as a Button artist Francesca Lopez? The elf and his car were colored with Prismacolor Pencils and merged with assorted bits and pieces in the Craft Artist 2 program.

I couldn't resist this image and so I design two cards for the same colored image.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Let me introduce you to the A Day in the Park image. This young lady is a digital image designed by Sassy Studio. Sassy Studio is a current sponsor of the challenge at Simply Papercraft. The image was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and her pink top was blended with a Prismacolor Blender pen. She was merged with a Flagler Beach background scene color sketched by my husband Sandy, in the Craft Artist 2 program.

I colored the image using Prismacolor Pencils and a Prismacolor Bender Marker (only on the shells). The image was merged with my husband Sandy's color sketch of Flagler Beach, Florida, using the Craft Artist 2 program.

I chose the Lego Engineer image for this month's inspirational blog post at Cute as a Button. The image, designed by Francesca Lopez reminds me of a picture of my grandson, when he was still a toddler. We were very happy to see him playing with his legos, his dad always loved them as a child and it gave my husband a chance to get on the floor and play with our son. They built some really neat buildings and vehicles together! Of course Pop Pop gets down and plays with his grandson now too!

My husband Sandy and I enjoy watching our grandson grow up, but we aren't in any hurry for him to leave his childhood behind! This coming August our grandson will enter kindergarten!

The image was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and a Prismacolor Blender Pen was used in several spots.

I
love to inspire others with quality crafts. I hope you will
share your projects at Cute as a Button Stamps Facebook Page and Cute
as a Button Stamps Facebook Group. There is a "Christmas in July" challenge you should enter at Cute as a Button.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Peppermint Patty has a really bad sweet tooth. Artist Francesca Lopez designed her for Cute as a Button. Patty is so cute with all that wonderful hair. I'd be happy to have half as much on the top of my head!

I used Prismacolor Pencils and blender marker to color Peppermint Patty. I used the My Girl digikit for the blue background, frame and bow, merging the image with them in the Craft Artist 2 program.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

After Hollie and her bunny were colored using Prismacolor Pencils, she as merged with my husband Sandy's color sketch of the Ormond Beach Gardens, in the Craft Artist 2 program.

My second card is a beach scene using two great Stitchy Bear digital stamps: Beach Day and Flip Flops. Like the first they were colored using Prismacolor Pencils and both were merged with my husband Sandy's color sketch of Flagler Beach, in the Craft Artist 2 program.

The images were merged in the Craft Artist 2 program and printed. I colored the merged image with Prismacolor Pencils and Prismacolor Blender Marker (bench only) and metallic Gelly Roll Pens. The colored image was scanned back into the computer. I used the Craft Artist 2 program again and put a digikit background of sky behind the colored image and added the sentiment from another digi stamp. After printing the card, I went over the places I needed to with the metallic markers a second time.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

The kids are adorable images by Cute as a Button and the color sketched Starlight Diner in Daytona Beach is by my husband Sandy.

The kids are adorable images by Cute as a Button and the color sketched interior of Georgies Diner in St. Augustine is by my husband Sandy.

The new releases for the month of July by Cute as a Button artist Francesca Lopez are so adorable. It's so cool, that my suggestion for a couple of 1950s images are among the releases. It all came about when my husband Sandy and I had dinner at an authentic diner in St. Augustine, Florida. The diner's interior of red, black and white, the stools at the counter and booths across the isle are all the real thing! So I asked my husband Sandy for some color sketches.

I colored Poodle Skirt and Cool Richie with Prismacolor Pencils and merged them with the sketches using Craft Artist 2.

I hope my work has inspired you to share your projects at Cute as a Button Stamps Facebook Page and Cute
as a Button Stamps Facebook Group. There is a "Christmas in July" challenge you should enter at Cute as a Button. Here's where I plan to try my luck at the following challenges:

Friday, July 10, 2015

It's time for the 11th Challenge at Cute as a Button. This month the theme is Christmas in July. It's a fun theme giving you lots of neat options. Who wouldn't want to do at least one Santa card? Well when I chose Hot Cocoa Santa for my Design Team card, I finished with three cards!I printed and used Prismacolor Pencils to color the image except for his robe. Then I scanned the colored image back to the computer and merged the image with a fabric print from a digikit in the Craft Artist 2 program. I printed the project, cut it out and saved it to my computer. I saved each step along the way. Then I built a room in the Craft Artist 2 program and sat the nicely robed Santa on a chair. I saved and printed that image, trimmed it and added some more pencil detail and adhered it to my base card. Then I printed out the other two Santa's and added some more pencil detail to both...adhered each to a colorful background and onto a card base. Now, I have 3 really nice but different Santa cards.

I hope I inspired you with quality crafts. I hope you will
share your projects at Cute as a Button Stamps Facebook Page and Cute
as a Button Stamps Facebook Group. There is a "Christmas in July" challenge you should enter at Cute as a Button.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Yup it's Christmas in July and at Cute as a Button the design team chose images by Francesca Lopez to inspire talented car makers to participate in the #11 challenge. Reindeer Ears was one of my choices.This cute little guy was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and merged with a scene from the Winter Village digikit in Craft Artist 2. I hope you will
share your projects at Cute as a Button Stamps Facebook Page and Cute
as a Button Stamps Facebook Group. There is a "Christmas in July" challenge you should enter at Cute as a Button.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Morgan's Art World is the current sponsor of Simply Papercraft. I chose this little fairy dancer in tribute to my lovely dancing granddaughter. For one of her dances during her end of year recital, she was a beautiful Spring ballerina. She had several other numbers that evening in which she danced beautifully, but her graceful ballet moves truly made her glow on the stage.

This little fairy dancer was colored in Prismacolor Pencil and blender pen.The image was merged with a variety of pieces from digikits. This was done in the Craft Artist 2 program.

Winter Flurries was my choice as a Design Team member for the Xmas in July challenge at Cute as a Button. It took a few steps to get the composition the way I wanted it, but it was fun ad successful too.First, I printed the image large enough to get detail and colored everything except the coat. Then I scanned the piece into the computer and merged the image with fabric from a digikit in the Craft Artist 2 program. I printed the project cut it out and put it back in the computer merging it with the Santa rooftop scene from My Craft Studio. So what do you think, I hope it was worth those steps! I
love to inspire others with quality crafts. I hope you will
share your projects at Cute as a Button Stamps Facebook Page and Cute
as a Button Stamps Facebook Group. There is a "Christmas in July" challenge you should enter at Cute as a Button.I am trying my luck at the following challenge: http://karleighsuechallenge.blogspot.com/2015/07/christmas-in-july-challenge_1.html?spref=fb

This little cutie is colored with Prismacolor Pencils. It was merged with my husband Sandy's color sketch of the Flagler Beach dunes in Florida, in the Craft Artist 2 program.

I made a second card using Karleigh Sue'sGone Fishing. I colored most of the image with Prismacolor Pencils and a Prismacolor Blender Pen, I used a Craft Artist 2 digikit to insert a print pattern in the boots. I used the Natural Landscapes digikit for the background again using the Craft Artist 2 program.
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